Microphysiological systems to Assess Pretreatment Immunogenicity and Efficacy (MAGPIE)
SBIR Opportunity Analysis
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Directorate Medical division, supporting the Joint Science and Technology Office, is seeking an SBIR solution under MAGPIE to develop microphysiological systems for assessing vaccine pretreatment immunogenicity and efficacy against high-consequence pathogens. The work centers on creating or refining immune microphysiological systems that can model human immune responses in vitro and support evaluation of vaccine candidates, including known vaccines in Phase I and novel constructs in Phase II. The effort emphasizes systems that capture innate and adaptive immune functions, produce standardized outputs comparable to clinical and preclinical data, and, in later phases, support SOPs, training materials, dose and schedule assessment, and off-target effect evaluation. The solicitation is CBD254-012 under solicitation 25.4, and applications are due by May 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC.